The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAITS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Counts down the minutes, maybe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAITS | 100 % | 5 |
Why may WAITS be the right solution?
The answer "WAITS" fits the clue because when someone is counting down the minutes, they are likely waiting for something to happen.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Counts down the minutes, maybe
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- tick
- quarter-hour
- run
- limit
- arrest of judgment
- minimisation
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Crossword Answer definitions
WAITS noun- A delay.
- An ambush.
- One who watches; a watchman.
- (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
- (in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]
- To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
- To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
- To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
- To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.
- A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.
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